Elastic for children&#39;s socks.



E. M. HATFIELD.

ELASTIC FOR GHILDRENS SOCKS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1912. I

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

Z fi zLNV EIVTQQ WITH/E8858 ATTORNEYS FIELD, a citizen of masses,

"of Brooklyn, in the ELEANOR M.

HATFIE D, or new YQRK, n. Y; ELASTIG ron CHILDREN'S SOCKS.

, Specification of Letters Patent. JPatflted Apr. 22, 11913. A licationfi led'septeinber 11, 1912. Serial no. 719,746.,

' To (ill whom it mai concern:

Be it known that I, ELEANOR'M. HAT- the United States,and a resident ofthe city of New York, borough county of Kings and State of New York,have invented a' new and Improved'Elastic for Childrens Socks,

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. j .Thisinvention relates to wearing/apparel,

' and hasparticular reference tomeans for retaining stockings, socks,gloves, or other similar articles of Wearing apparel in proper position.

.sary.

' Among the objects of the-invention is to provide an elastic for thepurposeindicated which is adjustable to suit the individual wearer. ofthe garment, and when sov ad-' 1 usted-to be capable of being locked orset so that no other adjustment will be necesof the invention is toprocharacter set forth which e of a most simple nature, and hencecheapjand easy of manipulation, and at the same time which will Theforegoing and other vention are attained by A further object vlde adevice of the objects of the inthe mechanism here-.

' inafter' fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawingsaccompanying this specification .in which like characters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the y e s, d i wh h.

-F1gure-1; is a perspective.view ofa childs sock fitted atits luppe'redge with my improvement; Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the elasticshown separate from the sock; and

3 is a longitudinal section showing the I preferred manner of formingthe clip.

, cord. To one end 12" a small strong metallicclip15, said clip Thisring Referring to the. drawings, at 10 is indicated a conventional sock.Around and within the upper edge 11 of the sock is introduced in anysuitable manner a ring 12. may be formed of any suitable material, butpreferablycomprises an elastic of the cord is clamped comprising asubstantially hollow cylindrical body'ofa diameter approximating or atmost slightlylarger than the diameter-of the cord. in the other end ofthe clip is pivoted a tongue 14 having a short angularly argripped an bereliable when in use."

by swinging the tongue outward on its pivot Y the loose end 12 of thecord may be drawn up in'case it becomesnecessary toadjust the lengththereof after the elastic hasbeen worn for some time. By depressing thetongue again into the lines in Fi 3, the elastic will again be length.The-end which projects beyond the clip may be cut-ofl if desired, and:forthis reason and because of the form of the clip the'attachment ispractically invisible when applied to the upper edge of the sock in the"manner set forth. The cord may be threaded through the upper edge ofany ordinary sock by means of a needle or bodkin, but the stock may bemade especially so as to include a hollow bead 'for the accommodation ofthe cord. The principle of operation and the advantages which accruefrom the use of the flelastic ring would follow from either manner ofapplying it to the sock.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as'new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: 1 Y

The herein described elasticfor'socks or the like comprising an elasticmember, cir- 5 cular in cross section, and a cylindrical clip,

one end of the member being clamped rigidly within one endof the clipand the.othe'r end of the member .being passed loosely through the otherend of the clip for the purpose ofadjustment of the length of themember, the loose end being terminated within the clip adjacent saidrigidly clamped end, and said clip having tially within the outlines ofthe clip serving to secure the loose end of the elastic member alsowithin the clip, substantially asset forth. In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

ELEANOR M. HATFIELD. Witnesses:

Gno. L. BEELER, v PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

position shown in full held at the proper adjusted a movable tonguelying substan-

